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Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?

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Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?

Hot seawater killed most of cultivated coral in Florida Keys in setback for restoration effort

Hot seawater killed most of cultivated coral in Florida Keys in setback for restoration effort

‘We need to embrace the leaving’: On National Caregivers Day, NBC anchor shares lessons of caring for father

‘We need to embrace the leaving’: On National Caregivers Day, NBC anchor shares lessons of caring for father

NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

11 cold-stunned sea turtles returned to Atlantic after rehabilitation in Florida

11 cold-stunned sea turtles returned to Atlantic after rehabilitation in Florida

Push to add horseshoe crab to endangered species list as biomedical companies harvest their blood

Push to add horseshoe crab to endangered species list as biomedical companies harvest their blood

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US company’s lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week

US company’s lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week

Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out

Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out

It’s time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

It’s time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium

Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium

Erratic weather fueled by climate change will worsen locust outbreaks, study finds

Erratic weather fueled by climate change will worsen locust outbreaks, study finds

Are we about to find out the moon’s origin? Japan’s space agency says it may now have clues

Are we about to find out the moon’s origin? Japan’s space agency says it may now have clues

How childhood bullying is linked to mental health problems later, according to a new study

How childhood bullying is linked to mental health problems later, according to a new study

For threatened polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition

For threatened polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition

Bad weather forces Japan’s space agency to delay launch of second test-flight of flagship rocket

Bad weather forces Japan’s space agency to delay launch of second test-flight of flagship rocket

Urine test could provide early detection of cancer in dogs

Urine test could provide early detection of cancer in dogs

Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station

Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station

Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says

Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says

Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due

Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip

A volcano in Iceland is erupting again, spewing lava and cutting heat and hot water supplies

A volcano in Iceland is erupting again, spewing lava and cutting heat and hot water supplies

Jury awards climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in defamation lawsuit

Jury awards climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in defamation lawsuit

A baby boom of African penguin chicks hatches at a San Francisco science museum

A baby boom of African penguin chicks hatches at a San Francisco science museum

California bill would ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

California bill would ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

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